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Hartford is a small city of 15,821 people in Washington County, Wisconsin. It's about 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,821people
$297kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
37"Snow
220Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,821
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,762 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (601 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKE airport
- 36 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 436 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+36 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk